CLOSED! Rhun's Greyhawk ALPHA Game (ToEE)

[hafrogman]

Kine tries to maneuver in closer to the front lines, where he can do the most to aid the flow of battle.

[ooc: Move closer behind the two front liners. If Ragnok takes more damage, Kine will stop singing in order to cast cure light wounds (1d8+2) (bonuses linger 5 rounds). Otherwise, Kine will just keep singing, but remaining one 5ft step away from Ragnok in case he is needed.]

 

[Scotley]

Verdis Human Warlock

Cursing under his breath in frustration Verdis tosses out another Eldritch Blast at the Bugbear. "Curse all goblinoid scum..."

OOC: I'm so ashamed, I peeked at the spoiler before I realized it said 'players don't be looking...' I promise not to tell what I saw, unless tortured or bribed with a cookie of course. I won't look again!

 

[Boddynock]

Coraine settles into the rhythm of battle - strike, block, parry, strike - always seeking the opening, always wary of trickery. He begins to grunt a tuneless battle song, maintaining the beat of his movements, allowing for unexpected flurries. It's not pretty but in its own way it's stirring. Even though he's no bard, Kine's song draws his own into a rough sort of harmony - a soldier's chant.

Attack (MW battleaxe) +8, damage 1d8+4, x3 - includes inspire courage bonuses (against #3).

 

[Land Outcast]

Ragnok takes the blow firmly, and even though he's got now some ugly scratches, wades in to combat witht he next bugbear with a left arc to the brute's chest.

This is the balance point, no time to rise my shield, got to drop them fast

OOC: He strikes the nearest standing bugbear; +9 melee Norryjar (1d10+6/x3) (Inspire Courage)

 

[Rhun]

Coraine settles into the rhythm of battle - strike, block, parry, strike - always seeking the opening, always wary of trickery. He begins to grunt a tuneless battle song, maintaining the beat of his movements, allowing for unexpected flurries. It's not pretty but in its own way it's stirring. Even though he's no bard, Kine's song draws his own into a rough sort of harmony - a soldier's chant. His skillful bladework quickly finds an opening in his foe’s defense, and he plunges his longsword deep into the bugbear’s chest. The bugbear looks at the blade in stunned awe, and then slumps to the floor in a widening pool of blood.

The last two bugbears step forward to attack you, one going for Coraine, the other for Ragnok. Both are successful at striking their targets. Although Coraine manages to avoid the worst of the impact, but the continued blows are beginning to take their toll on Ragnok.

Cursing under his breath in frustration Verdis tosses out another Eldritch Blast at the Bugbear. "Curse all goblinoid scum..." Verdis’ blast strikes the bugbear attacking Coraine full in the chest.

Lucius moves up behind Coraine, and with a prayer to Hieroneous he lays a hand on the dwarves shoulder, channeling warm healing power into his body.

Kine tries to maneuver in closer to the front lines, where he can do the most to aid the flow of battle. Following Lucius’ example, the elf casts a spell of healing upon the dwarf before him.

Otto sends another sling bullet whizzing into the fray, striking one of the bugbears a minor blow.

Dara and Jorb stand ready, keeping their eyes both on the melee before them, and on the group’s rear to ensure that there are no more surprises.

Ragnok takes the blows firmly, and even though he's got now some ugly scratches, wades in to combat with the next bugbear with a left arc to the brute's chest. This is the balance point, no time to rise my shield, got to drop them fast. The axe easily gets by the bugbear’s attempt to parry, slashing a wide gash across the beast.





Initiative Order:
Coraine 20, attack vrs. BB3 23 (success), damage 10
BB5 19, attack vrs. Coraine 20 (success), damage 4
BB6 16, attack vrs, Ragnok 23 (success), damage 7
Verdis 12, attack vrs. BB5 22 (success), damage 6
Lucius 11, covert bless to cure light wounds (6 points)
Kine 9, cast cure light wounds (10 points)
Otto 8, attack vrs. BB6 20 (success), damage 2
Dara 7
Jorb 6
Ragnok 2, attack vrs. BB6 24 (success), damage 8


PC Status
Coraine 18/20
Kine 8/12
Ragnok 13/22

Opponent’s Status – Players don’t be looking in here!
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BB1: -7/16
BB2: Dead
BB3: -1/16
BB4: -9/16
BB5: 10/16
BB6: 14/24
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Battlemap:

 

[Scotley]

Verdis

Pleased with his success, Verdis calls upon his dark arts once more and sends another blast at the enemy.

 

[Land Outcast]

"Thanks boy" Ragnok murmurs grateful at Lucius' healing.

Turning his attention back to the enemy, Ragnok rises high Norryjar to hae it descend once more against the creature's chest.
"Not so mighty now! Are ye?! Are ye?!"

OOC: Just a note, the attack was against BB6, BB4 has already fallen. +7 melee Norryjar (1d10+8/x3) (Inspire Courage, Power Attack 2)

 

[Rhun]

Coraine continues his attack, again getting his blade past the bugbear’s defense to strike a solid blow. His opponent, now bleeding from multiple wounds, attempts to return the blow, but in his weakened state fails to penetrate the paladin’s defense.

Pleased with his success, Verdis calls upon his dark arts once more and sends another blast at the enemy. The arcane power strikes the wounded bugbear fighting Coraine, and the beast’s eyes roll up into its head as it drops it weapon and crumbles to the floor.

Otto, seeing only one enemy remaining, wings another lead bullet down the corridor with his sling. It strikes the creature dead-on, but seems to do little damage to the brute.

The last bugbear, angry at being injured by Ragnok’s attack and the hail of sling bullets whizzing at it, aims a savage blow at the dwarf. The dwarf easily ducks under the strike, and coming back up, Ragnok rises high Norryjar to have it descend once more against the creature's chest. With his feet planted and the bugbear’s defenses wide open, the axe disappears into the bugbears’s chest in an explosion of blood and gore. "Not so mighty now! Are ye?! Are ye?!" asks Ragnok as the creature tumbles to the floor.




Initiative Order:
Coraine 20, attack vrs. BB5 20 (success), damage 8
BB5 19, attack vrs. Coraine 10 (failure)
BB6 16, attack vrs, Ragnok 10 (failure)
Verdis 12, attack vrs. BB5 “20” (threat), confirm 12 (failure), damage 5
Lucius 11
Kine 9,
Otto 8, attack vrs. BB6 19 (success), damage 2
Dara 7
Jorb 6
Ragnok 2, attack vrs. BB6 “20” (threat), confirm 23 (critical), damage 54 (damn!)


PC Status
Coraine 18/20
Kine 8/12
Ragnok 13/22

 

[Land Outcast]

Ragnok stands still a few seconds, as if still waiting for an answer... he wipes the blood from his eyelids and lips, just to spit upon the corpse and add "thought so"

While he is busy trying to dislodge Norryjar's blade from the Bugbear's torax, he comments "Da dog escaped, lets retrieve whatever might be o' use tae us an' proceed with caution"... once the blade came out he goes up to Coraine and patting him with his all-blood-messy hand "A close call, wasn't it?", when he realizes he's bloodied the young man's armor he shrugs and gasps as if he had suddenly remembered something...

Followup, he goes around merrily with the clear intention to finish off any still-breathing bodies, first stopping to retrieve his hammers.

 

[Boddynock]

Coraine rips a strip of cloak from one of the dead bodies and carefully wipes the blade of his axe. (While he's at it, he wipes off the worst of the bloodstains from Ragnok's sticky fingers.) Then he examines their fallen foes carefully, looking for any clues as to their role or the wider situation in the moathouse.